Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Pilot Apple
Pilot Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 9 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from North Carolina, Wake, Raleigh; Virginia, Nelson, Massies Mill; Virginia, Richmond, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Pilot |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Lower, Elsie E. b., Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | North Carolina, Wake, Raleigh; Virginia, Nelson, Massies Mill; Virginia, Richmond; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 9 |
All 9 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000629, POM00000630, POM00000631, POM00000687, POM00000688, POM00000689, POM00000690, POM00000691, POM00002360.
